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Alexander Maconochie (11 February 1787 – 25 October 1860) was a Scottish naval officer, geographer, and penal reformer. In 1840, Maconochie became the Governor of Norfolk Island, a prison island where convicts were treated with severe brutality and were seen as lost causes. Upon reaching the island, Maconochie immediately instituted policies that restored dignity to prisoners, achieving remarkable success in prisoner rehabilitation. These policies were well in advance of their time and Maconochie was politically undermined. His ideas would be largely ignored and forgotten, only to be readopted as the basis of modern penal systems over a century later in the mid- to late 20th century.

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  • Alexander Maconochie (penal reformer) (en)
  • Alexander Maconochie (es)
  • Alexander Maconochie (sv)
  • Маконохи, Александр (ru)
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  • Alexander Maconochie (11 February 1787 – 25 October 1860) was a Scottish naval officer, geographer, and penal reformer. In 1840, Maconochie became the Governor of Norfolk Island, a prison island where convicts were treated with severe brutality and were seen as lost causes. Upon reaching the island, Maconochie immediately instituted policies that restored dignity to prisoners, achieving remarkable success in prisoner rehabilitation. These policies were well in advance of their time and Maconochie was politically undermined. His ideas would be largely ignored and forgotten, only to be readopted as the basis of modern penal systems over a century later in the mid- to late 20th century. (en)
  • Alexander Maconochie (11 de febrero de 1787-25 de octubre de 1860) fue un oficial naval, geógrafo y reformador penal escocés. En 1840, Maconochie se convirtió en el gobernador de la isla Norfolk, una isla prisión donde los convictos eran tratados con severa brutalidad y eran vistos como causas perdidas. Al llegar a la isla, Maconochie instituyó inmediatamente políticas que restauraron la dignidad de los prisioneros, logrando un éxito notable en la rehabilitación de prisioneros. Estas políticas estaban muy adelantadas a su tiempo y Maconochie fue socavado políticamente. Sus ideas serían en gran parte ignoradas y olvidadas, solo para ser readoptadas como la base de los sistemas penales modernos más de un siglo más tarde, a mediados y finales del siglo XX. (es)
  • Alexander Maconochie, född 11 februari 1787, död 25 oktober 1860, var en brittisk fängelsereformator. Maconochie var 1840-44 styresman för fångkolonin på ön Norfolk, 1849-51 direktör för fängelset i Birmingham. Han fick i sin ungdom som fransk krigsfånge personligen lära känna tidens usla fängesleförhållanden och arbetade sedan för förbättring av fångarnas ställning, bland annat genom propaganda för ett polettsystem med förmåner för flit och gott uppförande, en föregångare till det så kallade progressivsystemet. Maconochie rönte dock föga förståelse hos samtidens myndigheter. (sv)
  • Александр Маконоки (англ. Alexander Maconochie, при рождении M'Konochie, сменил написание фамилии в 1832 году; 11 февраля 1787 года, Эдинбург — 25 октября 1860 года, en:Morden) — шотландский морской офицер, географ, тюремный реформатор.Рыцарь Королевского Гвельфского Ордена. (ru)
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  • Alexander Maconochie (en)
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  • Morden, Surrey, England (en)
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  • Edinburgh, Scotland (en)
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